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[Event] Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 To Hit Record 123 Countries

YoungUpstarts

14 – 20, 2011. GEW offers both virtual and face-to-face activities, ranging from large-scale competitions to intimate networking gatherings. There are no requirements to take part – anybody, anywhere can find a way to get involved in events that will change lives.”. A list of the activities during the week can be found here.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5 An ad network (the middleman) might sell $500,000 in ads. It allows you many more exit opportunities.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

The numbers I’ve heard from most everyone is that only about 20 percent of companies that have gotten a seed round in the last year will be able to raise a Series A. I recently went to a networking event for one of the seed funds that invested in PandoDaily, and I’ve never seen such worry on the faces of the entrepreneurs.